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Call sign JCED. Laid down by Kawasaki Dockyard Co. Ld., Kobe, Japan on 1 September 1917, launched n 13 November 1917, completed in December 1917, requisitioned by the army as troop transport IJA No. 628 on 21 September 1941, run aground on the Subunguin Reef, Sibuyan Sea, Philippines on 10 November 1944 and in final air attack set on fire and abandoned on 15 November 1944.
Gross tonnage 5,863 tons, under deck 5,586 tons, netto tonnage 4,262 tons and as dimensions 385.0 x 51.0 x 36.0 x 8 (light)-27 (loaded) feet. Reciprocating propulsion, single screw, horsepower 440 bhp. 81 rpm/13.5 knots, coal bunker capacity around 2,000 tons, range around 13,000 nautical miles/10knots and speed 10-11 (normal cruising)-12-13.5 (maximum) knots.
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